Brian Johnson vs. Don Lang — Career Comparison

Brian Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Don Lang
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brian Johnson and Don Lang are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Lang posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .701) and on-base percentage (.355 vs .298). Brian Johnson had the advantage in slugging (.403 vs .365). By the career numbers, Don Lang had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Johnson and Don Lang

Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
183.63
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
192.11
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
431
600
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
551.66
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
373
519.26
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
136.84
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
139.21
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
105.8
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.39
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.67
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.34
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.78
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.96
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
44.83
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
24
33.41
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164.9
64.29
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.72
70.61
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
222.22
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
136
189.33
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
172.71
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
208.82
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
51.46
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
35
48.72
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
76.41
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
42
58.47
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
108.77
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
72
100.23
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163.35
63.68
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.34
77.04
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.68
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
31.19
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
68.21
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
62.65
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
9.58
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
6.24
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.14
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
16.37
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.35
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.78
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.17
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Don Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.78
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Johnson and Don Lang

Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.17
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9903
27
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
9
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
7.17
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.43
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2807
7.65
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
7.6
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.509
6.509
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.807
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Don Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29
Don Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0